Raincoat



F. W. HOWARD.

RAINCOAT.

APPmcATIoN FILED ocT. 16. 1919.

* Patented Apr.l 12, 1921.

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F. WI HOWARD.

RAINCGAT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16| I9IB.

Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

UNITEDV STATES .PATENT OFFICE...

FRANK W. HOWARD, F NEW.Y01I%K, N. Y.

RAINGOAT..

is a specification.

This invention relates to raincoats or waterproof cloaks of the general type diS- closed in my Patent #1,229,270, dated June 12, 1917.

This waterproof cloak is of very simple construction, particularly adapting it to be produced from waterproof paper, with the idea that these raincoats can be produced at4 a very low cost and kept in stock at dierenti places so that they will be available at a lowJ price for persons who have been accidentally caught in the rain.

The raincoat includes a cape portion a body portion. The general object of the present invention is to provide an eiiicient raincoat of such a construction as will prevent substantially any waste in cutting the cape and body of the raincoat from the material out of which the garment is formed. A further object is to produce a blank of very simple form, from which the cape and body portion of the raincoat can be readily produced, and also to provide for reinforcing the point of connection between thevcape and the body of the raincoat; also to provide a blank of improved form which will insure an ample-overlap of the skirt portion of the garment; and to provide simple means for shaping the skirt portion to the body and for mounting a belt-cord near the waistlineof the garment. One of my objects has been to provide a raincoat having a large overlap of the front flaps.

Further' objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists inthe novel features, and in the general combination of parts to be particularly described hereinafter, all of which contribute to produce a simple and eliicient raincoat, and blank for forming the same. A preferred embodiment of my invention will be particularly described in the following specification, while the broad scope of my invention will be pointed out in the appended` claims.

In the drawing, Y L Figure 1 is a plan showing the preferred form of` blank from which-my improved raincoat can be formed;

Specification o-f Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

Application led October v1G, 1919. Serial No. 330,970.

Iiig. 2 is a'front elevation ofthe complete ramcoat; W

F1g. 3 is a' horizontal section taken through the skirt-portion of the raincoat on the vline of I4"ig..2;` Fig. 4 1s adiagrammatic view indicating how theblank may be arranged on thematerial to prevent waste;

l F1g. 5 isfa vertical section taken on the breast of the garment and illustrating upon a large scale, the manner of securing-the extensions of the 'front flaps of the skirt-por- 'r tion' to the flapsv of the cape-portion; and 4 Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken about on 1:5 the line 6-6 of lIl`ig. 2, to. illustrate details Y of the rconstruction at the neck of the garment. 'f

In ,cutting out the raincoat, I form the blank. or pattern in such a way that a back 1s formed to connect to the collar of the cape,

andY by cutting the upper portion of this I back from the cape-portion of the blank, I c

form the neck opening. Also the ends ofthe capek are cut so as to produce rentrant angles "iin the body-portion of the blank, and

these angles come under the arms when the garment is worn. In this way, I avoid any In accomplishing this, I prefer to utilize a blank'having the general characteristics'v illustrated in'Fig. 1, that is to say, it includes a body-portion 1 of general quadrilateral' form having a central-longitudinal axis 2, and having side edges 3 which `di verge 1n the`direction of the lower edge 4.

of the bracket. The upper part of the blank conslsts of a capeeportion 5 of substantiallyoval shape, the longitudinal axis `of the oval `belng dlsposed substantially at right angles to .the central aXis 2 of the entire blank. The vends of the cape-portion 5 are preferably .formed by curved lines 6, and the blank is provided with indicated cutting lines 7 which constitute continuations of the lines 6, and extend down into the body portion 1 to two opposite points 8, that is to say, these lines' converge toward each other in a downward direction until they arrive at the points 8. Beyond these points, indicated cutting lines 9 are provided which are preferablysubstantially straight, and these lines may converge toward each other in an upward direction so that they form a tapering part eX- v tending toward the cape-portion 5. The materialvbetween these lines is to form the up'- per portion of the back,

I prefer to form the upper part of the body-portion intov a relatively narrow tongue 10 which extends Vup into the capeportion, the side edges of the tongue 10 being indicated by cutting lines 11 which are substantiallyparallel with the .central axis 2. It should .be understood that at the location of the transverse dotted lines 12, at the opening of the collar of the cape is formed, .the` side edges of the neck openino' 'being formed at the points indicated by the lines 11. f

By reason of According to my invention, I may form the cape-portion 5 into the cape without disconnecting it from the skirt-portion of the blank, and thisfis the procedure, if the material such as waterproof paper has been vwaterproofed on both faces. If such is the case, instead of cutting y the cape-portion from the skirtfportion at the lines 12, I'

simply produce a plurality of transverse folds at this point, the width of which is indicated by thel distance between the' trans- -front vof the garment with a suitablevbow verse dotted lines 12. These folds may be packed togetherso as to form a reinforcement 15 at the back of the neck opening,

' (see Fig. 6), the said folds being secured 'converge toward each other.

together by fasteners of any kind, for exampleby a plurality of eyelets 16. Y

In -the`nished garment, the points 8 of the rentrant angles are adaptedto come under the arms,of the person wearing the coat, and in order to shape thisarmless skirt-portion to the 'gure of the body, I provide the blank with a plurality of indicated plaiting lines 17 which extend from these ,angles in a downward direction and These lines operate as folding lines for the garment and also tend to reduce the measure ofthe garj ment at or nearthe waist-line, as will bev referred to again hereinafter.

I also provide similar plaiting lines 18 'near the ends of the cape-portion, .which diverge from a lvcommon' point, and these plaiting lines are adapted to come overA the shoulder and 'cause the` cape to droop and han -nicely from ones shoulders. `Vith this form of blank, it will be evi dent that the cape-portion is formed into two flaps 5'* and 5b located, respectively, on opposite sides of the central axis 2.

In forming araincoat such as illustrated in Fig. 2 from a blank such as described above, the cape-portion 5 should be folded the fact that the lines 7 and` 9 produce rentrant angles,'the vertices of- .This is produced by foldin backwardly on the line 12 and the collar reinforcement 15 .is formed in the manner described. The flaps 14 of the body-portion are then folded inwardly so that the edges 3 cross each other at an elevated point and diverge from each other in a downward direction. In this way, on account of the inclined direction of the edges end of the tongue 10, the back of the neck are then attached to the underside of thecape flapsiandb by means of suitable fastening devices such as eyelets 19 and tiebuttons 20.. I prefer to reinforce this at taching point by providing a reinforcement. the material again Aand again upon. itsel thereby producing a plurality of folds 21 in the upper ends of the extension 13, (see Fig. 5).

.Through this reinforcement, the eyelets 19 and the eyelets 22 of the tie-buttons pass. l

I also prefer to attach together the folds 23 ofthe side plaits 24 of the skirt-portion,

'by means of eyelets 25, which aline with each other. I also prefer to provide a belt in the form of a cord 26 which passes around the skirt-portion of the garment near the waist line. Any suitable means maybeprovided for supporting this belt; this is preferably accomplished simply by passing the cord thrpugh the eyelets 25, the ends of the cord bei-ng tied together at the 27, after the garment is puton. I

Any suitable means may be provided for securlng the overlapping cape flaps together at the front of thegarment, and this means preferably consists of a simple cord 28 for connecting the buttons 20.. l

Any suitable means may also be provided for securing the lower portion of the skirt flaps to each other, for example, for this purpose' I may provide a cord 29 and button 30. If desired, reinforcement may be placed under the'buttons 30, and also if desired, the

edges of the neck opening 31 may be strengthened by asuitable relnforcing strip 32 running continuously along the inner edge or collar of the cape.

It is understood that the embodiment of the invention described herein is only one of the many embodiments my invention may take, and I do not wish to be limited in the practice of my invention nor in my claims,

to the particular embodiment set forth.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l1. A rain-coat having an armless skirt- 'portion with a back extending upwardly at the rear, said 'skirt-portion having a pair of forwardly disposed flaps overlapping each l other at the front-lower portion, and` havinoF inclined forward edges diverging from eac other from an elevated point at the front of whereby an increased width of overlap of said flaps is produced at the lower edge of the skirt-portion, a cape having two front flaps and a collar connecting with said back at the upper end thereof whereby the rear portion of the cape is suspended from said collar, said skirt-portion having forward extensions extending upwardly under said cape and attached respectively to the front flaps of said cape, said skirt-portion having plaits at the sides thereof, anda cord passing around the outer side of the skirt at said plaits.

2. A rain-coat having an armless skirtportion with a back extending upwardly at the, rear, said skirt-portion having a pair of forwardlyy disposed flaps overlapping each other at the front lower portion and having inclined forward edges diverging from each other from an elevated point at the front of the garment whereby an increased width of overlap of said iaps is produced at the lower edge of the skirt-portion, a cape having' two front flaps, and a collar connecting with said back at the upper end thereof, said skirtportion having forward extensions extending upwardly under said cape and attached respectively to the front flaps of the cape, said skirt-portion having plaits at the side thereof and eyelets connecting the folds of said plaits, and a belt cord passing through said eyelets and around the outer side'of the skirt. v

3. A rain-coat adapted to be formed of the garment water-proof paper having an armless skirt.

portion with a back tapering in width and terminating in an upwardly extending tongue, said skirt portion having a pair of forwardly disposed flaps overlapping at the front, a cape having two front flaps, and having a collar, said tongue having a plurality of folds formed therein and connected to said collar at the back edge of the neck opening, the front iaps of sald cape having means for attaching the same together, said skirt-portion having forwardextensions extending up under the front aps of the cape and attached respectively thereto, said cape having side plaits adjacent the shoulders increasing in width toward the outer edge of the cape, said skirt-portion having side plaits with eyelets therein and a cord belt passingwthrough said eyelets and passing Aaround the outer side of the skirt-portion. y

` the armholes of the rain-coat,

4. A blank for a garment having a cape, consisting of a body portion of quadrilateral form having a central longitudinal axis, a cape portion of substantially oval form disposed symmetrically with respect to said central axis and having its longitudinal am's disposed substantially at right angles to the said central axis, the ends of said cape portion being cut from the body portion of the blank whereby rentrant angles are formed in the body portion of the blank, to come under the armholes of the garment, said blank having a centrally disposed tongue extending into the cape portion to form the upper part of the back of the garment.

5. A blank for a garment having a cape, having a general quadrilateral shape with a central longitudinal axis, the upper edge of said blank `being in substantially the form of an oval with its longitudinal axis transverse to said first axis, to form the cape, said blank havingindicated cutting lines extend'- ing from the ends of the oval into the interior of the quadrilateral to oppositely disposedvpoints, said blank further having indicated cutting lines extending from said points and converging toward the said central axis and toward the longitudinal axis of the oval, and cutting lines connecting .of the body portion of the blank, said reentrant angles located so as to come under said body por.- tion havingan upwardly extending central tongue projecting into the middle part of the cape portion and cut therefrom so as to form edges for the neck opening in the linished cape.

In testimony my hand.

whereof, I have hereunto set FRANK w. HOWARD. 

